Play Derrick Favors!

The Jazz lost Game 2 in complete, devastating fashion 114-83.  The coaching staff didn't seem to learn anything from Game 1.  Josh Howard started again, and while he was great offensively in the first quarter, he was just trading buckets with Kawhi Leonard.  You can't trade buckets with Kawhi Leonard!

The Jazz lost by 31 points.  In Derrick Favors' 21 minutes, he was a +6.  Think about that.  In 21 minutes of that game, the Jazz outscored the Spurs by 6, and when he wasn't on the floor for the other 27, the Spurs outscored the Jazz by 37 points.  Al Jefferson was a -38 in his 30 minutes.

Now the argument has been made that playoff experience matters.  Okay, but so does talent, and Favors is the best defensive player on the Jazz.  Second best is Gordon Hayward, your two lottery sophomores.

Some other points:

- Big Al was never a factor.  He ended up with 10 points on 5-15 shooting and 4 rebounds.

- Josh Howard ended with 10 points as well, but Leonard ended with 17.  In fact, Al and Josh were the only Jazz players to finish in double digits.

- The Jazz were around 27% in field-goal shooting until the garbage time fourth-quarter boosted them to end at 34%.  Their lone 3-point shot was made by Blake Ahearn in the 4th.